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Elbow

/'elbəu/
The joint in the arm that connects the upper and lower arm, allowing it to bend.

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Examples:

The aide was instantly at his elbow.

Jeeves had materialized from nowhere, and was standing at my elbow.

"A brigade!" said Fouquet, raising himself upon his elbow.

Etymology:

etymology
The word elbow originates from the Old English term elnboga, which is a combination of eln (forearm) and boga (bow or bend), evolving from the Proto-Germanic alino-bugon.

Usage Statistics:

16 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
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